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Short description: 2023 American crewed spaceflight to the ISS
SpaceX Crew-7
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 Preflight (NHQ202308230006).jpg
Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon Endurance vertical on Launch Complex 39A in Florida.
NamesUSCV-7
Mission typeISS crew transport
OperatorSpaceX
Mission duration483 days, 17 hours and 46 minutes (in progress)
180 days (planned)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftDragon
Spacecraft typeCrew Dragon
ManufacturerSpaceX
Launch mass12,519 kg (27,600 lb)
Landing mass9,616 kg (21,200 lb)
Crew
Crew size4
Members
  • Jasmin Moghbeli
  • Andreas Mogensen
  • Satoshi Furukawa
  • Konstantin Borisov
Start of mission
Launch date26 August 2023, 07:27:27 UTC[1][2]
RocketFalcon 9 Block 5 (B1081.1)
Launch siteKennedy Space Center, LC-39A
ContractorSpaceX
End of mission
Landing dateQ1 2024 (planned)
Landing siteAtlantic Ocean
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.66°
Docking with ISS
Docking portHarmony zenith[3]
Docking date27 August 2023, 13:16 UTC
Undocking date13 February 2024 (planned)
Time docked1 year, 3 months and 25 days (in progress)
180 days (planned)
SpaceX Crew-7 logo.png
SpaceX Crew-7 mission patch
SpaceX crew 7 crew portrait.jpg
(L-R) Borisov, Mogensen, Moghbeli and Furukawa 

SpaceX Crew-7 is the seventh crewed operational NASA Commercial Crew flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, and the eleventh overall crewed orbital flight. The mission launched on 26 August 2023.[1] The Crew-7 mission is transporting four crew members to the International Space Station (ISS), consisting of one NASA astronaut, Jasmin Moghbeli, one ESA astronaut, Andreas Mogensen of Denmark , one JAXA astronaut, Satoshi Furukawa and one Roscosmos cosmonaut, Konstantin Borisov. Mogensen is the first non-American to serve as a pilot of Crew Dragon.[4]

Crew

Prime crew
Position[5][6] Astronaut
Spacecraft commander United States Jasmin Moghbeli[7], NASA
Expedition 69 / 70
First spaceflight
Pilot Denmark Andreas Mogensen[8], ESA
Expedition 69 / 70
Second spaceflight
Mission Specialist 1 Template:Country data JAP Satoshi Furukawa, JAXA
Expedition 69 / 70
Second spaceflight
Mission Specialist 2 Russia Konstantin Borisov[9][10], Roscosmos
Expedition 69 / 70
First spaceflight
Backup crew
Position Astronaut
Spacecraft commander United States Matthew Dominick[11], NASA
Pilot United States Michael Barratt[11], NASA
Mission Specialist 1 United States Jeanette Epps[11], NASA
Mission Specialist 2 Russia Alexander Grebenkin[12], Roscosmos

Mission

The seventh SpaceX operational mission in the Commercial Crew Program launched on 26 August 2023.[1][2]

The European segment of the mission is called Huginn.[13]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Falcon 9 Block 5 - SpaceX Crew-7". Next Spaceflight. https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/6879. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Sempsrott, Danielle (24 August 2023). "NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Now Targeting Saturday, Aug. 26". NASA. https://blogs.nasa.gov/crew-7/2023/08/24/nasas-spacex-crew-7-now-targeting-saturday-aug-26/. 
  3. Herridge, Linda (13 July 2023). "NASA, SpaceX Provide Crew-7 Hardware Operations Status". NASA. https://blogs.nasa.gov/crew-7/2023/07/13/nasa-spacex-provide-crew-7-hardware-operations-status/. 
  4. "JAXA Satoshi Furukawa". JAXA. https://humans-in-space.jaxa.jp/en/astronaut/furukawa-satoshi/. 
  5. "Moghbeli, Mogensen Named to SpaceX Crew-7 Mission - AmericaSpace". 2022-03-25. https://www.americaspace.com/2022/03/25/moghbeli-mogensen-named-to-spacex-crew-7-mission/. 
  6. Danielle, Sempsrott (24 August 2023). "NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Go for Launch to Space Station". NASA. https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2023/08/24/nasas-spacex-crew-7-go-for-launch-to-space-station/. 
  7. "NASA astronaut from Long Island set to make 1st trip to space". ABC7 New York (ABC USA). 2022-05-13. https://abc7ny.com/jasmin-moghbeli-astronaut-nasa-space-launch/11845725/. 
  8. "ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen set to return to space". ESA. 24 March 2022. https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/ESA_astronaut_Andreas_Mogensen_set_to_return_to_space. 
  9. "Medics find Russian cosmonauts fit for flying on Crew Dragon to ISS". TASS. 23 August 2022. https://tass.com/science/1497285. 
  10. "Космонавт Борисов отправится на МКС на американском корабле" (in ru). 2022-07-26. https://ria.ru/20220726/kosmos-1805154910.html. 
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 "В ЦПК состоялась совместная тренировка дублирующих экипажей" (in ru). Roscosmos. 26 April 2023. https://www.gctc.ru/main.php?id=6276. 
  12. "К перекрёстным полётам Роскосмоса и NASA добавили одну миссию" (in ru). IXBT.com. 2 March 2023. https://www.ixbt.com/news/2023/03/02/k-perekrjostnym-poljotam-roskosmosa-i-nasa-dobavili-odnu-missiju.html. 
  13. "The Huginn mission – an overview". ESA. 22 May 2023. https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/The_Huginn_mission_an_overview.